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UpdatesNew Team Member - Will Torres

New Team Member - Will Torres

We are happy to introduce you to our new team member Will Torres. Will is now in charge of the shipping and receiving at Artisan Tarot. When you place an order, he packages it securely and takes it...

UpdatesWhat Are the Trump Cards?

What Are the Trump Cards?

Thank you to everyone who ordered our free Jean Noblet Trumps deck. We have already shipped over a hundred and fifty orders! We look forward to you receiving them and hearing your thoughts. 😄 After...

UpdatesIntroducing the Jean Noblet Trumps Deck

Introducing the Jean Noblet Trumps Deck

Krisztin and I are excited to share that we have just released a Trumps-only version of our popular Jean Noblet deck. This deck includes the 22 Trump cards and the Two of Coins. Our goal at Artisan...

UpdatesRead Tarot Revelations for Free

Read Tarot Revelations for Free

We are happy to announce that we will soon release our course on the Trump cards using our restorations of the Tarot de Marseille. We have been working on this course for the past year and are exci...

UpdatesThe Jean Dodal Tarot Deck Is in Stock

The Jean Dodal Tarot Deck Is in Stock

We have fantastic news! Our Jean Dodal decks are now in stock. Our successful Kickstarter campaign raised over $15,000, allowing us to print these decks. We originally told backers that they would ...

UpdatesNicolas Conver Boxes Update

Nicolas Conver Boxes Update

We are happy to share that Erik has completed the second small batch of Nicolas Conver boxes, and they are ready to be shipped. We have sent messages to Kickstarter backers who will receive this ro...

UpdatesNew Jean Dodal Tarot Items in Stock

New Jean Dodal Tarot Items in Stock

This weekend, we received our Jean Dodal lapel pins and Jean Dodal cotton cloths! We carefully inspected them and determined that they meet our high-quality standards. So, if you missed out on our ...

InsightsThe Castle of Crossed Destinies by Italo Calvino

The Castle of Crossed Destinies by Italo Calvino

People often ask us to recommend our favorite books where they can learn how to read the tarot. While there are amazing books that teach the history of the tarot or methods for card analysis, one o...

HistoryFree Ebook on ESP

Free Ebook on ESP

We are excited to release our restoration of the original ESP decks from 1937. J. B. Rhine created these cards at Duke University to find people with the unique gift of extrasensory perception. Ori...

UpdatesUnexplainable Extra Sensory Perception

Unexplainable Extra Sensory Perception

A strange occurrence happened today that I just can’t explain. This morning, I received a notification from YouTube that one of the channels I follow released a video for an instrument called the C...

UpdatesIntroducing the J. B. Rhine ESP Decks

Introducing the J. B. Rhine ESP Decks

Have you ever wanted to test your Extra Sensory Perception? Well, now is your chance!  We are excited to release our restoration of the original J. B. Rhine ESP decks. Dr. J. B. Rhine and his assoc...

UpdatesThe Final Design for the Jean Dodal Trumps

The Final Design for the Jean Dodal Trumps

We are happy to share that we have finalized the design for the Jean Dodal trump cards! As in our other decks, we strive to find an ideal balance between the original images and our contemporary up...

UpdatesJean Dodal Tarot Fully Funded on Kickstarter

Jean Dodal Tarot Fully Funded on Kickstarter

Thank you for making our Kickstarter campaign for the Jean Dodal Tarot a success! This is our third fully funded Kickstarter campaign. Together, we raised $15,000 to produce the deck and accessorie...

The Jean Noblet Tarot Deck is in Stock

The Jean Noblet Tarot Deck is in Stock

It's been a while since we updated our blog because we were moving to our new location in Mexico! Since Krisztin is Hungarian and I'm American, we cannot live in places together for long periods du...

UpdatesProgress on the Nicolas Conver Boxes

Progress on the Nicolas Conver Boxes

We are happy to share that Erik is making progress on our Bolivian Rosewood boxes for the Nicolas Conver Tarot deck. The fine detail work required to make each box is taking longer than anticipate...

UpdatesLinocut Print of Force from the Jean Dodal Tarot

Linocut Print of Force from the Jean Dodal Tarot

We are excited to share our new linocut print of Force from the Jean Dodal Tarot. Each full color print is handmade by Krisztin Kondor in Denver, Colorado. Linocut printmaking is similar to the pro...

HistoryThe Jean Dodal Tarot - Made for Export

The Jean Dodal Tarot - Made for Export

An interesting mystery in the history of this deck are the two different spellings of Jean Dodal's name. On the 2 of Cups, "Jean Dodal" is written in large text. However, on the 2 of Coins is "Faic...

UpdatesCreating the Jean Dodal Logo

Creating the Jean Dodal Logo

For every deck we restore, Krisztin creates a flower logo based on the elements found within each deck. She created the Jean Dodal logo by pulling out the elements found in the Three of Coins. Can ...

UpdatesOur 2021 Annual Letter

Our 2021 Annual Letter

Now that 2021 has come to an end, we want to recap the year and share our plans for the future of Artisan Tarot. Despite the pandemic, we had our best year yet. We had over 13,000 unique visitors t...

UpdatesIntroducing the Jean Dodal Tarot

Introducing the Jean Dodal Tarot

Krisztin and I are excited to announce that our next restoration is of the Jean Dodal Tarot from 1701. This is a contemporary of our recent restoration of the Jean Noblet Tarot. These are both a Ta...

UpdatesPutting Together The Nicolas Conver Tarot Box

Putting Together The Nicolas Conver Tarot Box

This week, we have another update from Erik on the Bolivian Rosewood boxes for our Nicolas Conver Tarot deck. But first, we want to congratulate him and his wife Katie on having their first child. ...

UpdatesThe Final Design for the Jean Noblet Trumps

The Final Design for the Jean Noblet Trumps

For every deck that we create, we print around 25 pre-production decks for ourselves and send them out for review. We then use these decks to revise and finalize the designs for our production deck...

UpdatesUpdates on the Jean Noblet Tarot Deck

Updates on the Jean Noblet Tarot Deck

  When we restore historic tarot decks, we print review decks to check our linework and colors. We also send these out to be reviewed by people who are knowledgeable about tarot history. This allo...

UpdatesBlack Friday - Free Nicolas Conver Gift

Black Friday - Free Nicolas Conver Gift

Happy Black Friday! I’m sure you’ve already received countless emails from companies offering huge discounts. But, here at Artisan Tarot, we fairly price our products all year round. So, we don’t r...